Going home? Exiles, inciles and refugees in the book of Jeremiah
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2019-01-17
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Abstract
Set against the backdrop of the Babylonian Invasion and Exile, the Book of Jeremiah represents
a variety of different perspectives on how to survive imperial domination. This article explores
three competing visions that can be described in terms of the tension that exists between the
pro-golah group that propagated life in Babylon, the anti-golah group that saw the hope for
the future back home and the group of refugees who in the aftermath of the Mizpah massacre
found themselves fleeing to Egypt. In the current context of global migration, this article
considers theological and ethical perspectives generated by the engagement with Jeremiah on
home and homecoming in a context where there is no good option.
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CITATION: Claassens, L. J. M. 2019. Going home? Exiles, inciles and refugees in the book of Jeremiah. HTS Theological Studies, 75(3):a5149, doi:10.4102/hts.v75i3.5149.
The original publication is available at https://hts.org.za
The original publication is available at https://hts.org.za
Keywords
Bible. Jeremiah -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Exiles, Refugees
Citation
Claassens, L. J. M. 2019. Going home? Exiles, inciles and refugees in the book of Jeremiah. HTS Theological Studies, 75(3):a5149, doi:10.4102/hts.v75i3.5149.